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marmorset t1_is60w9c wrote

Reply to comment by No_Banana_581 in TIL on March 15, 2011, 51-year-old William Melchert-Dinkel went online under screen names like "Cami" and "Falcongirl" encouraging people to commit suicide. Those who were interested he would instruct them step by step. He admitted to assisting in the deaths of 5 people but was only convicted for 2. by deeper_with_time

Claiming there's a government conspiracy or that some people are actors who are pretending they lost children is vastly different from seeking out suicidal people, convincing them to enter into a phony suicide pact, and then giving them step-by-step instructions on how to kill themselves.

Saying something that's false, or that people don't like, or that people don't want to hear is protected speech. Walking someone through committing suicide is not the same.

They're not even remotely connected. Not even a little bit.

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wolfie_muse t1_isafuwu wrote

They aren’t the same but you’re marginalizing what Jones did, hugely.

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